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I use Safari, which does the same thing, and I actually find it useful. It's nice to be able to go back and find where you downloaded something from. IMO, comp
by ignoranceprior 8y ago
I use Safari, which does the same thing, and I actually find it useful. It's nice to be able to go back and find where you downloaded something from.
IMO, complaining that this metadata violates the user's privacy is as silly as complaining that storing EXIF location metadata in JPGs violates privacy. They're both forms of metadata that can be useful in certain situations, and which many users are unaware of. Yeah, there is a technical difference in that EXIF data is stored within the file while this metadata is stored in the file attributes, but I think the analogy holds.
- icebraining 8y agoI agree that they are comparable; both can be violations of privacy. It should be clear to the user that such data is being recorded.
- ignoranceprior 8y agoI concur, and there should also be a simple UI option to disable both features.
- jplayer01 8y agoAgreed. I'd say what would be relevant is whether this data is ever transferred to a third-party like Google. If not, I don't quite see the problem. There's a lot of data I gather about myself, and my having access to this kind of metadata would be fantastic.